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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1909
Page
6
An essay portrays Santa Claus as a busy businessman who uses an army of deputies and expressmen to handle holiday deliveries. It details express company burdens, post office roles, and large scale logistics behind Christmas gift distribution across major cities.
The speaker laments wealth and city life, longing to return to a simpler Pawpaw Center childhood. He recalls Ma and Pa, simple meals, and the old days before a chef and butter man. He mocks renamed girls Mary Jane and Nellie as silly and notes their anger when called by former nicknames.
In late year American cities Santa Claus is a familiar sight on business streets. Volunteers of America led by Ballington Booth stage Kris Kringle appearances with a chimney setup. Passersby are urged to donate coins for a Christmas dinner and for sending supplies to the poor.
The London Globe notes a seasonal shift in reception of appearance and language. It observes that the term comeliness varies with context and critiques uncertain phrasing in references to beauty and refinement.
Miss N Edwars of Coakley Gloucestershire is described as England’s top poultry authority. She has won over 1000 prizes and exported poultry globally. Starting with twenty fowls, her farm grew into one of England’s largest, focusing on eggs and stock birds rather than the general market.
At the Peking Palace Dog Association show in London Mrs. Cross's China dog Chu-Bar won Pierpont Morgan's prize of 100 guineas. Mrs. Cross declined a $25 000 down payment for the much valued Cuink about $200 per ounce. Plenty of china dogs were present but this was a perfect palace dup.
In Montgomery on December 24 the Toole case faced a jurisdiction fight as William J. Toole and his mother challenged Judge Brown’s authority under the Weakley Fuller bill. The hearing stretched over Wednesday and into Thursday with juristic disputes over warrants and records. The court overruled a plea on jurisdiction while a motion to quash loomed, tied to the 114 barrels seized at 14 Jefferson Street after a prior raid.
For headache relief Capadine claims to soothe from colds heat stomach or nervous troubles with immediate liquid action. Pleasant to take and priced at 10 25 and 50 cents at drug stores.
An opinion on consumer obsession with fashion meals shopping and home goods notes how readers should scrutinize advertisements for trends and purchases shaping daily life. The column links personal taste to broader market signals and urges careful attention to ads.
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